The Deerslayer or The First War-Path
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1925. First edition thus. Hardcover. Small 4to. [4], v-x, [2], 462 pp. Black cloth with an inset Wyeth illustration on the front board, gold lettering on the spine; brown topstain. Book illustrations include a pictorial title page, pictorial endpapers and pastedowns, and nine additional bright and beautiful color plates by N.C. Wyeth. Allen 202. The final story of Cooper's Leatherstocking Tales, and an installation in the Scribner's Illustrated Classics series. Wyeth was a student of Howard Pyle's, and his signature illustration style remains desirable to readers and collectors of today. A giant in modern American illustration, N.C. Wyeth illustrated tales of adventure and fantasy for the Scribner's series, and completed many illustrations for magazines and advertisement materials. Wyeth was also an accomplished painter. In this work, his art breathes life into Cooper's tale of romance and adventure on the American frontier. Very Good. Item #000012119
A small lean, a name on the free front endpaper, and a few leaves with small chips to their fore-edges.
Price: $150.00